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119 Amtrak Workers Across 7 States, DC Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme
At least 119 Amtrak employees across seven states and Washington, D.C., were implicated in a $12 million health care fraud scheme — the largest employee criminal conspiracy in the railroad's history, federal investigators said.
Three men connected to the scheme, including a Pennsylvania Amtrak employee and two New York medical providers, were sentenced in federal court in New Jersey on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and Thursday, Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The defendants were Devon Burt, 53, of Blue Bell, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Michael DeNicola, 64, a former New York pod…
Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days
A family preparing to welcome a baby boy in just five days was nearly wiped out in a mass shooting that killed three generations of relatives, including a pregnant mother, her two young children, her parents, and her two brothers, according to family accounts.
Angelina Stone, 24, also known online as Dej Shanti, was eight months pregnant with a son she planned to name Kyrie when she was killed alongside her 5-year-old son, Isiah Hodges, and her 22-month-old daughter, Amari'anna, in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Oct. 9.
Her mother, Michelle Stone, 44, and brothers Matthew Stone II, 19, and …
Reading Son Kills Mom Arguing Over Cats, Captured Across State Lines: Reports
A 22-year-old Massachusetts man who charged in his mother's death was captured after an hours-long manhunt in Vermont, and 19 firearms were recovered from his room in his parents' basement, according to multiple published reports.
Police were called to the Hanafin home on Center Avenue in Reading on Thursday, Oct. 8, for a caller who had found his wife, Andria Hanafin, 49, dead in the kitchen, NBC News reports citing Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.
The couple's 13-year-old son was unharmed, however, the older son, Ryan Hanafin, was missing. Ryan had a license to carry a gun, b…
Pregnant Woman, Children Among 10 Killed In Family Massacre: Police (Update)
A woman who was eight months pregnant, a 5-year-old boy, and a 22-month-old girl were among 10 people killed in a mass shooting at a multigenerational Pennsylvania family home, authorities revealed during a Saturday, Oct. 10, press conference.
The shooting unfolded around 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, near East Seventh and Perry streets in Erie, where police responding to a ShotSpotter alert and multiple 911 calls discovered two women shot dead outside a residence and additional victims inside, Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said.
The two women found outside the home were 51 and 37 years old, police…
Philadelphia Officer, Dad Shane Seiber, Killed In Ambush; Eric Lewis Charged With Murder
A Philadelphia police officer and father of two young children was killed and another officer was wounded during a struggle with a gunman on a West Philadelphia porch early Saturday, Oct. 10, police said.
Officer Shane Seiber, 40, a 10-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department and U.S. Air Force veteran, was pronounced dead at 9:04 a.m. at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, according to police.
Eric Lewis, 35, was taken into custody following a SWAT response and faces charges of murder, attempted murder, and numerous related offenses, police said.
The Philadelphia police released n…
Viral ICE Arrest Leaves Children Crying On NJ Street, 2 Under Investigation: Report
Two people are under investigation for allegedly interfering with an ICE arrest in New Jersey that was captured on video as children cried and clung to a woman being detained, NJ Advance Media reports.
The arrest happened in Harrison on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and was captured in a now-viral video shared on Facebook by EllaBella Garcia. The clip, just under one minutes and 30 seconds, shows several children crying and clinging to a woman as immigration agents attempt to take her into custody.
The video has drawn widespread attention, with approximately 8,500 reactions, 1,800 comments and 3,…
